Hi (if anyone is still reading?) So we're in Siberia and to say its chilly would be an understatement. Our 80's ski jackets, that were a last minute inclusions when packing, are getting lots of wear. Anyway we're getting ahead of ourselves and if it's ok with you we'll go back a few days and blab on a bit more about Moscow. Did quite a bit of sightseeing museums cathedrals etc and of course popped into see Lenin (his body has been preserved for 80 years or so p...

So, we've arrived in Moscow bright and early this morning. After an overnight train from St. P'burg. Train was surprisingly luxurious sharing our dorm with 2 rather stroppy Russian girls one of which decided it was a good idea to text all night - cheers pet. Arriving in Moscow was fun. It only took us an hour to go three stops on the Metro - we think we are making progress. It's hilarious/exhausting not being able to read any of the signs. We literally walked r...

Hi and welcome to our blog. Hope you enjoy it. The plan is to update it regularly with what we're up to so feel free to pop in at anytime for a read. Hopefully we'll keep it interesting and we'll keep the 'saw a church it was good' writing to a minimum. Anyway onwards... We've successfully made it to St Petersburg and it is stunning - not the communist backwater we we're perhaps expecting. It has in fact been described by many (including Peter the Great - not m...